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Litton Industries

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Litton Industries

Summary

Litton Industries is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Litton Industries is in the country of United States[3].
  • Litton Industries's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Litton Industries's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Litton Industries's founder is recorded as Charles Litton, Sr.[6].
  • Litton Industries's founder is recorded as Roy Ash[7].
  • Litton Industries's founder is recorded as Tex Thornton[8].
  • Litton Industries is owned by Northrop Grumman Corporation[9].
  • Charles Litton, Sr. is named after Litton Industries[10].
  • Litton Industries's headquarters location is recorded as Milwaukee[11].
  • Litton Industries's Commons category is recorded as Litton Industries[12].
  • Litton Industries's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[13].
  • January 1, 1953 marks the founding of Litton Industries[14].
  • Litton Industries was dissolved in 2001[15].
  • Litton Industries's parent organization or unit is recorded as Northrop Grumman Corporation[16].
  • Litton Industries's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Litton Industries[17].
  • Litton Industries's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/litton-industries-inc-history/[18].
  • Litton Industries's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company[19].
  • Litton Industries's P14750 is recorded as A656-2781-1E46-1477-7A50[20].

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Founding

Founders include Charles Litton, Sr.[6], Roy Ash[7], and Tex Thornton[8]. January 1, 1953 marks the founding of Litton Industries[14].

Operations

Litton Industries's headquarters location is recorded as Milwaukee[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Northrop Grumman Corporation[16].

Industry

Litton Industries's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[13].

Ownership

Litton Industries is owned by Northrop Grumman Corporation[9].

Dissolution

Litton Industries was dissolved in 2001[15].

Why It Matters

Litton Industries ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Alice K. Hartley business Northrop Grumman Corporation United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 13
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hy', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', 'ru', 'ur']
    Gnd id → 38716-2
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Country → United States
    Parent organization or unit → Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Country → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: A656-2781-1E46-1477-7A50, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
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